According to reports, the victim believed to be a chef was kept in slavery and was assaulted by Sharmila.

The list of 27 diplomats for 2014-15 is almost thrice that of 2013-14 (10), and over four times more than that of 2012-13 (six).

New Zealand incident was reported after the much talked about incident involving Devyani Khobragade in US. India's then deputy consul general Devyani Khobragade was arrested in the US on charges of visa fraud and underpaying her nanny.

There was also an outrage over her being arrested and strip-searched in December 2013.